{"id":353,"date":"2010-04-27T01:13:38","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T23:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/?p=353"},"modified":"2010-04-27T01:13:38","modified_gmt":"2010-04-26T23:13:38","slug":"where-ikea-goes-to-see-the-giraffel-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/where-ikea-goes-to-see-the-giraffel-tower\/","title":{"rendered":".. where Ikea goes to see the Giraffel Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0173.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-355\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" title=\"DSC_0173\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0173-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0173-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0173-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hello there! It&#8217;s me, Ikea!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">as u can see, i was in Paris. so, i had to check out this big tower that i had seen from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/where-ikea-goes-to-montmartre\/\" target=\"_blank\">Montmartre<\/a>. and, let me tell you &#8211; this tower is long like a giraffe&#8217;s neck! so i started to like this tower immediately.\u00a0also, it\u00a0seems like this guy who built\u00a0this tower\u00a0has a name which sounds like &#8220;giraffel&#8221;. so &#8211; as much as i understand French &#8211; that&#8217;s how they call it: the Giraffel Tower.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0747_21.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-358 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"DSC_0747_21\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0747_21-682x1023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0747_21-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0747_21-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">so, if you like it or not, i had to take some fotografs of this giant giraffe-looking thing. for example, here i am actually watching the Paris marathon runners go by, which i told u about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/where-ikea-is-watching-paris-marathon\/\" target=\"_self\">earlier.<\/a>\u00a0(there is another fotograf taken on the same bridge, let&#8217;s see if u know which one!) as i understand, this is a really famous bridge for fotografing yourself with the tower, so i have now done that, hehe!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0105.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-354\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" title=\"DSC_0105\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0105-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0105-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0105-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">apparently, u can actually go up to the top of the tower normally. but for some reason, that day giraffes were allowed only to the second floor. i think it was either\u00a0because of the clouds or something or because the elevator was not working. so,\u00a0the nice fotos from the top will be left for the next time, i&#8217;m afraid. instead, i went to this nice park on the other side to taste some grass as i was getting a little hungrig.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">however, with a little help of mystery and magic tricks, i was able to get to the\u00a0first floor of this fun tower without any elevators. as u can see here, this tower IS REALLY long!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0532.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-357 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"DSC_0532\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0532-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0532-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0532-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">it is quite mysterious this fotograf, don&#8217;t you think? how it is done? so this is quite similar to the question that i asked last week :) u can leave your answer in comments here, or you can comment on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ikeathegiraffepage\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">and since nobody really guessed the mystery question correct last time, here&#8217;s another clue. but also another guestion &#8211; can u find the giraffe on this fotograf? let me know! have fun and c u l8r!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0527.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-356 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"DSC_0527\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0527-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0527-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0527-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton353\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ikeathegiraffe.com%2Fblog%2Fwhere-ikea-goes-to-see-the-giraffel-tower%2F&amp;via=ikeathegiraffe&amp;text=..%20where%20Ikea%20goes%20to%20see%20the%20Giraffel%20Tower&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/www.ikeathegiraffe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there! 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